Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
bidding
IPA transcription: [b'ɪdɪŋ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
command, bid, bidding, dictation
Meaning:
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Usage examples
The servants hurried to do his bidding.
"Now," said Zadok, "what is thy bidding?"
But sleep did not come at once at his bidding.
Then Lucentio sent a message to the fair Bianca bidding her to come to him.
And up rose Jason and up rose the sons of Boreas at the bidding of the aged sire.
Man further increases his control over the material world by making other men do his bidding.
We're going to need all the money we can scrape together, with this damned Rivers bidding against us."
It often happens, too, that at the bidding of the wizard they go and pour water on the graves of twins.
But an thou obey not my bidding, behold, I will hasten to thee and cut off thy head and lay waste thy dominions.
They reached the palace in a very few hours, and the horse, without bidding, went into the same stable as before.